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LA GRANDE — La Grande’s Urban Renewal Agency and Urban Renewal Advisory Commission meet Monday, June 30, for ...
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Eastern Oregon University graduates urged to keep climbing
LA GRANDE — The members of the Eastern Oregon University class of 2025 were asked to keep climbing ...
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Wallowa County could join push for lifting wolf protection statewide
ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners could throw its support behind an Oregon House resolution that ...
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Mountain Women Market opens in Elgin
ELGIN — Owners of the Espresso Wagon Coffee Company in Elgin, Linda and Troy Juniper, are opening a second ...
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Finalists vying to be La Grande’s next city manager answer questions at meet-and-greet
LA GRANDE — After hours on Wednesday, June 11, La Grande City Hall was packed with community members ...
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Union County commissioners to hold Greater Idaho meeting June 11
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, ...
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Residents can chat June 11 with La Grande city manager finalists
LA GRANDE — Community members can meet with the candidates vying to be the next city manager on ...
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Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding
Proposed cuts in federal spending could jeopardize the future of a nonprofit that encourages residents in 11 counties ...
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Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon
LA GRANDE — Although snow still covers the higher mountains and the grass is still green in places, ...
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Unfit to proceed
LA GRANDE — A Union County Circuit Court judge has committed a La Grande man facing charges of ...
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Harney County may oversee onsite septic systems in Union County
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Wednesday, June 4, could grant Harney ...
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Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support
Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...
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Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding
Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting ...
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Mountain roads beginning to open as snow recedes
Several popular mountain roads in Northeastern Oregon have opened as the prodigious winter snowpack continues to shrink. The ...
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La Grande police arrest man for stealing pickup from local dealership
LA GRANDE — Police arrested a transient man in La Grande for stealing a pickup from a local ...
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Rep. Bobby Levy weighs in on bills close to family business while lawmakers weigh regulations
SALEM — State Rep. Bobby Levy, R-Echo, on Feb. 5 urged legislators at a hearing in the Senate ...
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Longtime Commissioner Roberts to step down
ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County Commissioner Susan Roberts is ending her long career in public service. “It has been ...
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World War II veteran enjoys ride on the Eagle Cap Excursion Train
ELGIN — Just fewer than 100 veterans and their families gathered May 17 at the Elgin Depot. It was ...
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Union County Drug Task Force ends again
UNION COUNTY — Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen has shut down the county’s drug task force a little ...
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Two-vehicle crash in La Grande causes minor injuries
LA GRANDE — Police cited a Medford man following a rollover crash Friday, May 23, during the busy ...
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Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP
Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to ...
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Union County sheriff announces discontinuation of drug task force
UNION COUNTY — Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen announced via social media on Monday, May 19, the discontinuation ...
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Election 2025: Special district election results roll in for Union County
UNION COUNTY — Results for the special district election on Tuesday, May 20, have started to roll in.
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One step at a time
LA GRANDE — After more than 20 years feet again can grace the Grand Staircase at Eastern Oregon ...
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Oregon weather office set to lose key overnight forecasts
PENDLETON — The National Weather Service Office in Pendleton is set to lose staff meteorologists overnight because of ...